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My friend Heather from Instagram sent me a sample of this out of the blue, just because she thought I would enjoy it. Wasn’t that so sweet of her? :3
It’s a mix of wakoucha, “Formosa oolong”, and Okinawan black sugar. There’s quite a lot of sugar too, so I was a bit nervous about trying it since I don’t generally sweeten my teas. And it was a bit sweet, but luckily not over-the-top. The combination of tea was quite mellow and smooth, with hay, bread, autumn leaf, and honey notes. The sugar itself had a lovely molasses flavor, of course.
It’s not something I would drink often as it is sweeter than I would prefer. I bet it would make a lovely iced milk tea though! And it would be fun to have on-hand just to have a cup every once in a while, especially in the fall.
P.S. – I tried to Google what the actual name is for the type of oolong I often see called “Formosa oolong”, but didn’t have much luck. Does anyone know if there’s an original/Taiwanese name for it? It’s a generic oxidized unrolled oolong. I don’t think it’s roasted?
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Bread, Brown Sugar, Grain, Hay, Maple, Molasses, Smooth, Sugar, Sweet, Wood
Oh, this sounds like it would be great for my newfound tea soda fixation!
Hmm, maybe, I think it would just be rather sweet though.
Sweet tastes really good to offset the somewhat sour taste of the carbonation.